Jon Collins
Senior Reporter
My beat is covering the future of public safety from Minneapolis, which has been the epicenter of discussions around policing and alternatives to policing since George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020.
I try to tell stories about how policies and systems affect people’s lives. I want people’s experiences to be at the center of the stories I write. Our Race, Class and Communities desk at MPR News is dedicated to expanding the stories told by journalists about what it means to be indigenous, working class or a person of color in Minnesota. Our goal is not only to point out that disparities exist, but to tell our audience how they were created and what systems or policies are perpetuating them.
A free press is critical to a healthy and functioning democracy because it holds powerful figures and institutions accountable to the public. But journalists have a responsibility to build trust with the people who share their stories with us and with our audience. We’ll try to help people understand our role by telling you how and why we do our jobs. I’m a big fan of the Society of Professional Journalists’ Code of Ethics, which instructs journalists to seek truth and report it, minimize harm and act independently.
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Twitter: @jonscollins | Email: jon.collins@mpr.org | Phone: (651) 290-1429 (contact me securely on Signal)
Recent Contributions
- Trump’s return to Minnesota has attention of both parties
- State Trooper Londregan pleads not guilty to charges of killing Ricky Cobb II
- Citizen police oversight petition falls short of required number of valid Minneapolis signatures
- At State of the City address Minneapolis mayor optimistic, but tells council to curb spending
- Lawmakers, Minneapolis council members reach rideshare driver deal — but Uber and Lyft aren’t on board
- Hennepin County could spend up to $1 million to prosecute case against state trooper
- Coalition turns in signatures for Minneapolis ‘community control of police’ ballot measure
- Hennepin County Board OKs Moriarty hiring outside attorneys in state trooper prosecution
- New prosecutors will handle case against trooper charged in killing of motorist
- Prosecution team in Londregan shooting case faces personnel changes